Town News Briefing

SIMSBURY -- Julie Welles of West Simsbury, a recent graduate of The Ethel Walker School, won every class in the junior jumper division at the recent Devon Horse Show in Pennsylvania.

Welles also was named the show's best junior jumper rider of the show. Walker students Jeanette Pelizzon of Granby and Jenny Walters of Shelburne, Vt., also competed.

Welles won the $15,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Jumper Classic, coming in first in a field of 12.

Walker's head riding instructor, Linda Langmeier, has worked with Welles for the past five years.

BLOOMFIELD

Police Identify

Stabbing Victim

BLOOMFIELD -- Police Wednesday identified the victim of a stabbing on Mountain Avenue.

Stephen P. Campbell, 20, was outside 63 Mountain Ave. when he was assaulted by an assailant with an ``unknown type edged weapon'' at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

Police said associates took Campbell to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. Campbell was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening and released.

Police said they believe Campbell and his assailant knew each other and that it was an isolated incident.

Anyone with information about the incident should call police at 860-242-5501, Ext. 230. All information will be kept confidential.

AREAWIDE

Ministers PlanTo Discuss Violence

The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance is calling all area ministers to a meeting to discuss the growing violence in Hartford.

The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hopewell Baptist Church in Windsor.

For more information, contact the Rev. David Massey at 860-522-4321.

HARTFORD

Event To FocusOn Girls At Risk

The Women's Conference of Ministries is sponsoring a two-day Youth at Risk Teen Girls summit Saturday and Sunday at the Hilton hotel in Hartford.

Actress Cee Cee Michaela will be the guest speaker.

The conference will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. It is expected to attract 800 to 1,000 people and will include panel discussions. ``We are looking for the parents of the teens to come. We'll be talking about teen pregnancy, HIV and the violence in the city,'' said Apostle Wadie Lanier, pastor at New Temple of God in Hartford.

The library will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Regular hours will resume on Sept 5.

NEWINGTON

Radio Group

Plans Events

NEWINGTON -- The annual amateur radio HAMFEST and electronic flea and swap market will be held Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sphinx Shriners headquarters at 3066 Berlin Turnpike.

Admission is $5. Exhibitor tables are $15 if prepaid and $20 at the door. Tailgate spaces are $10 and will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

Ham license exams will be offered at 11 a.m.

The event is sponsored by the Newington Amateur Radio League.

Further information is available by calling 860-463-0948, 860-954-7538, 203-238-9391, 860-872-0373 or 860-667-2864.

WINDSOR

Events To Mark

Library Reopening

WINDSOR -- A grand reopening ceremony for the Windsor Public Library's main branch at 323 Broad St. will be held Friday and Saturday.

On Friday, the library will host Connecticut children's author and illustrator Iris Van Rynbach from 7 to 9 p.m. Rynbach will present a program about lighthouses and how a nonfiction book is based on her book ``Safely Ashore -- America's Lighthouses.'' There will be tours of the building, refreshments and signups for computer instruction.

On Saturday, the celebration continues, featuring ``The Cat in the Hat'' from 10 to 10:30 a.m., a ribbon cutting and dedication from 11 a.m. to noon and Valentine the Clown from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Windsor's student musicians will perform throughout the day and visitors can stop by the new story room to make bookmarks from 3 to 5 p.m. Tours will also be available.

For information, call 860-285-1914.

WEST HARTFORD

Suspect Charged

In Bank Robbery

WEST HARTFORD -- A 37-year-old man arrested in New Haven last month as a suspect in the robbery of two banks near Westfarms mall has been charged by West Hartford police with robbery and larceny in the holdup of one of the banks.

Police say Powelson robbed a Bank of America branch at 1447 New Britain Ave. on May 17 after eating across the street at the Pizzeria Uno. He left the restaurant without paying for a steak sandwich and drinks, but dropped a Correction Department identification card, which police later used to help identify him.